SuperStar season 5 explained

Network:Future TV

The fifth (and last) season of SuperStar was launched on Future TV on 24 February 2008. This year, many changes occurred, such as the fact that the Results shows would happen on Thursdays instead of Mondays, so it will allow the audience to have five days to vote for their favorite contestants. Egyptian singer and SuperStar alumni Wael Mansour would host the show with Miss Lebanon 2004 Majdala Khatar, replacing Egyptian anchorman Ayman Qaissouni. Also, the introduction of a new female judge, Jihane, who joined Elias Rahbani, Ziad Boutros and Abdallah El Qaoud. This year, 12 contestants (7 males and 5 females) would get into the final stage. On 24 July 2008, Lebanese contestant Elie Bitar won the contest against Saudi contestant Abdelmajeed Ibrahim.

Even though running for five seasons, SuperStar was eclipsed by rival show Star Academy on LBC in the Middle East, in terms of popularity and ratings, after only its first season. It has been surpassed by Star Academy as the number one Arab show, and did not move the Arab world the way it did during the first season.

Future TV subsequently lost the Idol licence to the MBC network, which in 2011 relaunched the programme as Arab Idol on MBC 1.

Auditions

Auditions took place in the following cities :

Top 20

This year's Top 20 featured 9 females and 11 males
The Top 9 females performed on 6 April and Top 11 males performed on 13 April
10 were chosen, and 9 of the remaining 10 came back for a Last Chance show on 20 April
One of the girls chose to drop out of the competition but did not state a reason

Future Television was forced into closing on 9 May, during the 2008 Lebanon conflict. After moving its broadcasting headquarters, the station was back on the air on 13 May at 4:30 p.m (Lebanese Local Time)

Top 12

The Top 12 was completed on 24 April 2008. It features 5 girls and 7 boys.

Stage:Semi FinalsFinals
Weeks:04/0604/1304/2005/0105/0805/2806/0506/1206/1906/2607/0307/1007/1707/24
PlaceContestantResult
1Elie BitarINWinner
2Abdelmajeed IbrahimINBtm3Btm3Btm2Runner-up
3Mourad El SouitiINBtm2Btm3Elim
4–5Asma El JabriINBtm2Btm3Elim
Diana SharaneqINBtm2ElimElim
6Dounia LotfiINBtm4Btm3Elim
7Aidross El AidrossINBtm3Btm4Btm4Btm2Elim
8Houssam TershishiElimWCBtm4Elim
9Omayma TalebINBtm4Btm4Btm2Elim
10Anoushka MoussaINBtm2Btm3Elim
11Mohammad El JaafeelINElim
12Abbas AliElimWCElim
- + Legend - Female Male Safe Safe first Safe second Safe third Eliminated Wildcard

Repertoire

Week 1 (1 May 2008)

Elie Bitar Tallo SiyadehNasri Shamseddine
Dounia Lotfi Law La El MalamaWarda El Djazairia
Omayma Taleb Kan Aan TahounFairuz
Mohammed El Jaafeel
Diana Sharanaq Taa Ninsa El MusiqarMelhem Barakat
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Deggo El MahabejFairuz
Asma El Jabri Baeed AanakUmm Kulthum
Mourad El Souiti Yaba Yaba Lah – Tony Hana
Aidross El Aidross EkhtalafnaMohammed Abdo
Anoushka Moussa BalakSherine
Abbas Ali Hal Indaki ShakKathem Al-Saher
Houssam Tershishi AatayerSaber Rebaï

Week 2 (8 May 2008)

Mourad El Souiti Keef Betawel BaliMelhem Zein
Omayma Taleb SamahtekAssala Nasri
Anoushka Moussa TowbehSabah
Houssam Tershishi
Elie Bitar Khayef Kon Aashek Atek – Marwan Mahfouz
Asma El Jabri Elli Nisak InsakAbdallah Al Rowaished
Diana Sharanaq Ana Baasha'ak – Mayada El Henawi
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Ballegh HabibakHussain Al Jasmi
Mohammed El Jafeel HayranaLaila Mourad
Dounia Lotfi KhayarouniNajwa Karam
Aidross El Aidross Habbaytak Tansit Nawm- Fairuz

Week 3 (28 May 2008)

Houssam Tershishi
Asma El Jabri Ya MagnounAssala Nasri
Omayma Taleb Lamouni Li Gharo MenniHedi Jouini
Mourad El Souiti
Aidross El Aidross Akdeb Alik- Warda El Djazairia
Elie Bitar Aanabi – Karim Mahmoud
Dounia Lotfi Ana Albi DalilLaila Mourad
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim RouhFadl Shaker
Anoushka Moussa SodfaYara
Diana Sharanaq Qaduka El MayasSabah Fakhri

Week 4 (5 June 2008)

Asma El Jabri Kan Andi GhazalWael Jassar
Diana Sharanaq Oudak RananFairuz
Mourad El Souiti
Dounia Lotfi Alf Laila wa LailaUmm Kulthum
Elie Bitar Ya BabourWalid Toufic
Houssam Tershishi
Omayma Taleb Aw'at TehlawSayed Mekawy
Aidross El Aidross Hali La Taharamoni Mennah- Rashed Al-Majed
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Sawt El HidaAssi El Helani

Week 5 (12 June 2008)

Elie Bitar Ana Elli Alayki MishtaJoseph Sakr
Asma El Jabri Hobek WajaaElissa
Dounia Lotfi Wallah Ahtajak AnaAhlam
Houssam Tershishi
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Khamrat El HobSabah Fakhri
Aidross El Aidross Layl Aala Albi- Fadl Shaker
Diana Sharanaq El AtlalUmm Kulthum
Mourad El Souiti

Week 6 (19 June 2008)

Aidross El Aidross Biterhalak Mishwar- Wadih El Safi
Dounia Lotfi Elli Lamouni LamoukThekra
Asma El Jabri Rouhi Ya WahraneCheb Khaled
Mourad El Souiti
Elie Bitar Gana El HawaAbdelhalim Hafez
Diana Sharanaq Zay El AassalSabah
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Qoum Ouqaf – Bahaa Sultan

Week 7 (26 June 2008)

Dounia Lotfi Ah Ya LeilSherine
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Sert El HobUmm Kulthum
Mourad El Souiti and Asma El Jabri Akhedni Maak- Fadl Shaker and Yara
Diana Sharanaq El AmakenMohammed Abdo
Elie Bitar Habibi KedaGeorge Wassouf
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim and Dounia Lotfi Halek Mosh Tayeb – Sharif Ismail and Bushra
Mourad El Souiti
Elie Bitar and Diana Sharanaq Belghi Kel Mwaeedi- Melhem Barakat and Georgette Sayegh
Asma El Jabri Ahl El MaghnaFella Ababsa

Week 8 (3 July 2008)

Elie Bitar Samra Ya Samra – Karim MahmoudYa Saif Aala El Ad – Marwan Mahfouz
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Ma BitfrahshSherineEl KhatiarFares Karam
Asma El Jabri Haramt AhebakWarda El DjazairiaWa Hayati AndekThekra
Diana Sharanaq Eshta'na KteerZaki NassifImta ZamanMohammed Abdel Wahab
Mourad El Souiti El Hassoudi – Ali El Deek

Week 9 (10 July 2008)

Diana Sharanaq Habibi Aala DouniaSabah FakhriAhla HawakiRagheb Alama
Mourad El Souiti Aala El KuffiyehPalestinian folklore
Elie Bitar Degi Ya Rababa – Samir YazbeckShouhouri NahiyatekWarda El Djazairia
Asma El Jabri Lisa FakerUmm KulthumAala El Mani – Ruwaida Attieh
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Rida Wallah Ma Radinak – Talal SalamaAaisha Wahda Balak – Joseph Saar
Elie Bitar and Mourad El Souiti Mali Saber Ya NassAssi El Helani
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim and Asma El Jabri Yaani Elli Bi Albi Albak – Bahaa Sultan and Soma

Week 10 (17 July 2008)

Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Khalasti KalamakFadl ShakerFoug El NakhelNazem Al GhazaliMin Igoul Eni LegherakRashed Al-Majed
Mourad El Souiti Mather FiyehFadl ShakerZayeno El Saha – Ghassan Saliba
Elie Bitar Sayyajna LebnanWadih El SafiKhotbeh Ma FeeshJoseph SakrHob EihUmm Kulthum

Finale (24 July 2008)

Elie Bitar Habibi IntaMelhem BarakatYa Leil El AshiqeenGeorge WassoufYa Kass El OmrIraqi folklore
Abdelmajeed Ibrahim Wa Hayatek Ya HabibiSayed MekawyKhayl El ArabAssi El HelaniNadeetAbbas Ibrahim

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